Anything (and/or anybody for that matter) that (who) moves in the universe does so as a reaction to an action, be it a spaceship, a submarine, an helicopter, a row boat, a car or you walking. Indeed, walking consist of propelling the planet earth backwards with the feet, the reaction to it being that one moves forward. Obviously, the differences in masses makes the resulting movement of the earth imperceptible. More practically, for a movement to happen, there must be a balance of energy between the two masses in opposite directions: Mass x Velocity = Mass' x Velovity' (Velocity being speed AND direction as it is a vector).
Whether using a "turbo" jet (fanned or not), a rocket or a propeller engine, all three systems of propulsion "propell" a mass of air backwards (and downwards for choppers and VTOLs) and move forward as a reacting result.
Propellers move a huge mass at relatively low speed, turbo jets a small mass a very high speed, big fans are in between, and rockets carry their own mass of gas to propell.
The basic equation is the same for all modes of propulsion, however insufficient for operational and efficient use; hence, for equal amount of air mass propoelled, the propeller engines have a (more or less) constant "power" at all speeds, and the jet engines a (really more or less) constant "thrust" at all speeds.